ZIP 08837 Fair Market Rent FY2027

Small Area Fair Market Rents for ZIP code 08837 in the Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ FMR area.

$1,860Efficiency
$2,0001 bedroom
$2,5002 bedrooms
$2,9803 bedrooms
$3,3404 bedrooms

Payment standard range

Unit sizeSAFMR90%110%Metro FMR
Efficiency$1,860$1,674$2,046$1,953
1 bedroom$2,000$1,800$2,200$2,103
2 bedrooms$2,500$2,250$2,750$2,623
3 bedrooms$2,980$2,682$3,278$3,125
4 bedrooms$3,340$3,006$3,674$3,508

Housing authorities may set voucher payment standards from 90% to 110% of the FMR that applies to them.

Income in ZIP 08837

$108,280average adjusted gross income per tax return (2022)
$84,012average salaries and wages per return
8,470tax returns filed
28%of average income for a 2-bedroom SAFMR
Adjusted gross incomeShare of returns
$1 to $25,00021.4%
$25,000 to $50,00019.5%
$50,000 to $75,00016.4%
$75,000 to $100,00011.2%
$100,000 to $200,00022.3%
$200,000 or more9.2%

IRS Statistics of Income, individual income tax returns by ZIP code, tax year 2022. 9.1% of returns claimed the Earned Income Tax Credit.

Questions and answers

What is the Small Area Fair Market Rent for ZIP code 08837?

HUD's FY2027 Small Area FMRs for ZIP 08837 (Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ) are $1,860 efficiency, $2,000 one bedroom, $2,500 two bedrooms, $2,980 three and $3,340 four bedrooms.

What payment standard can a housing authority set in ZIP 08837?

Public housing agencies may set voucher payment standards between 90% and 110% of the Small Area FMR – for a two-bedroom unit $2,250 to $2,750.

How affordable is rent in ZIP 08837?

Tax returns filed from ZIP 08837 reported an average adjusted gross income of $108,280 (2022). A two-bedroom unit at the Small Area FMR costs $30,000 a year, or 28% of that income.